The Kyoto Nisai Stakes () is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in November over a distance of 2000 metres at Kyoto Racecourse.
The race was first run in 1959 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2014. It was run over a variety of distances but has been contested over 2000 metres since 2002. Past winners have included Narita Brian, Victoire Pisa and Epiphaneia.
Winners since 2014 Year Winner Jockey TrainerOwner Time 2014 Bell Lap William Buick Naosuke SugaiSunday Racing 2:04.8 2015 Dreadnoughtus Yutaka Take Yoshito YahagiCarrot Farm 2:01.3 2016 Cadenas Yuichi Fukunaga Kazuya Nakatake Koji Maeda 2:02.6 2017 Grail Yutaka Take Kenji NonakaKanayama Holdings 2:01.6 2018 Courageux Guerrier João Moreira Yasutoshi IkeeCarrot Farm 2:01.5 2019 My Rapsody Yutaka Take Yasuo TomomichiKieffers 2:01.5 2020 Wonderful Town Ryuji Wada Yoshitada TakahashiMasahiro Mita 2:01.6 2021 Justin Rock Kohei Matsuyama Tatsuya YoshiokaMasahiro Miki 2:03.3 2022 Gruner Green Mirco Demuro Ikuo AizawaMitsumasa Saito 2:00.5 2023 Shin Emperor João Moreira Yoshito YahagiSusumu Fujita 1:59.82024Eri KingYuga KawadaMitsumasa NakauchidaSusumu Fujita2:00.92025Justin VistaYuichi KitamuraTatsuya YoshiokaMasahiro Miki2:00.4
The 2020, 2021, & 2022 races took place at Hanshin Racecourse.
Earlier winners
1985 - Noto Perso 1986 - Yamanin Arden 1987 - Marushige Atlas 1988 - Shadai Kagura 1989 - Nichido Thunder 1990 - Soei Muteki 1991 - Stant Man 1992 - Marukatsu Oja; L-Way Win (tied) 1993 - Narita Brian 1994 - Ski Captain 1995 - Long Shikotei 1996 - Running Gale 1997 - Figaro 1998 - Osumi Bright 1999 - Yamanin Respect 2000 - Shower Party 2001 - Admire Don 2002 – Eishin Champ 2003 – Mystic Age 2004 – Rosenkreuz 2005 – Maruka Schenk 2006 – Gold Kirishima 2007 – Al Kazan 2008 – Executive 2009 – Victoire Pisa 2010 – Marvelous Kaiser 2011 – Trip 2012 – Epiphaneia 2013 – Tosen Stardom
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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